Declaration on ITTF Tribunal decision on the results of the presidential election – International table tennis federation

On September 1, 2025, the ITTF Tribunal issued its surgical decision in which the appeal was rejected by the Qatar Table Tennis Association (QTTA) and Mr. Khalil al-Mohannadi, and confirmed the outcome of the ITTF president election of 27 May 2025, in which Mrs. Petra Sörling was.

Since the QTTA and Mr. Al-Monmannadi have issued a statement that qualifies and suggests that the decision of the ITTF tribunal qualifies and suggests that only the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has “the authority and independence to give an extensive assessment” of the matter to be to be distorted: the following:

As the grounds will demonstrate, the decision of the ITTF tribunal is the result of an extensive legal process that was initiated when QTTA and Mr. Al-Mohannadi submitted their appeal on 17 June 2025, who wanted to cancel the result of the AGM elections and that Mr Al-Monmannadi president of the ITTF is explained. During the past few months, the ITTF Tribunal Hearing Panel received extensive written submissions and supporting evidence from all parties. At the request of QTTA and Mr Al-Mohannadi, one of the submitted evidence was the official LUMI report on online votes, including the certified voice.

The process culminated in a full hearing on August 28, 2025, which lasted approximately five hours. At the start of the hearing, all parties accepted the jurisdiction of the ITTF tribunal and confirmed the independence of the three-person hearing panel that was appointed to assess the case. The parties had the full opportunity to investigate and investigate Mr. Abdulla Al Mulla, chairman of the ITTF nominations committee, who was called Al-Mohannadi as a witness on behalf of QTTA and Mr. Al-Mohannadi. The parties were then allowed to do oral entries and at the end of the hearing confirmed that their rights to be heard were fully respected.

At the end of the hearing, at the request of the ITTF and as provided for in Article 8.35.3 of the ITTF statutes, it was agreed that the ITTF Tribunal Hearing Panel would make its operative decision on deliberation and give the motivated decision separately at a later stage.

The substantive part of the operative part of the decision is as follows:

• Mr Khalil Al-Mohannadi’s profession is rejected.
• The profession of the Qatar Table Tennis Association is rejected.
• The decision of the ITTF -annual general meeting of 27 May 2025 that Mrs. Petra Sörling chooses when ITTF president is confirmed.

According to Article 8.35.3 of the ITTF statutes, this “decision is immediately enforceable when communicating the operative part with the parties”. The outcome of the ITTF presidential elections of 27 May 2025 has been confirmed.

The decision of the ITTF Tribunal Hearing Panel can appeal before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). As provided for in Article 8.37.4 of the ITTF statutes, “[u]Nless ordered otherwise by CAS, the profession decides entirely in strength and effect pending the determination of the profession ”.

The full formulation of the ITTF tribunal decision is available here.